Water quality has been exceptional. Water temperatures remained below 70 all seven days with a low temp of 63.0 this morning. The water temp isn’t the only thing that has cooled. The bite was significantly slower than last week. Only one small King was caught. Rowel decked it Sunday morning. There were no reports of Spanish Mackerel. Bonita, Whiting, Flounder and a few Cigar minnows are the species caught. Flounder were thick but the harvest season doesn’t open until Friday. Hopefully they will still be around. Whiting have been hit or miss but good catches were reported.
Our King Mackerel season seems to have ended. However, the weather system forecast for Friday and Saturday might be enough to bring a few stragglers around. We will have to wait and see.
Daily activity:
Thursday: water temp 67.1 – 68.4 A couple of Bonita.
Friday: water temp 67.1 – 68.7 Two Bonita, several Flounder, couple of Whiting
Saturday: water temp 67.1 – 68.9 Whiting, couple of Bonita, Flounder.
Sunday: water temp 67.6 – 68.5 Bonita early, One small King by Rowel, Flounder.
Monday: water temp Full Moon 66.2 – 67.3 A few Bonita, a few Whiting Flounder
Tuesday: water temp 64.8 – 66.2 Flounder, a few Cigar minnows.
Wednesday: water temp 63.0 – 66.2 Flounder, a few Whiting, a few Cigar minnows, small Goggle Eyes.
Red Tide status: In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was not observed.
Tides Link
https://tides4fishing.com/us/florida-west-coast/panama-cityngin g
Full Moon Monday Nov. 27, 2023 New Moon Tuesday Dec. 12, 2023
Tides for the upcoming week:
Sunrise: 6:20am Sunset: 4:42pm
Thursday 30th. 9:49am Low -0:4 10:41pm High 1.6
Friday 10:27am Low -0:4 11:25pm High 1.5
Saturday 10:55am Low -0.3
Sunday 11:09am Low -0.2 12:03am High 1.3
Monday 11:15am Low 0.0 12:37am High 1.2
Tuesday 11:16am Low 0.1 1:05am High 0.9
9:22pm High 0.7
Wednesday 06th. 10:59am Low 0.3 6:55pm High 0.8
Sunrise: 6:25am Sunset: 4:42pm CST
The Marine forecast for the next several days is:
THURSDAY
East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet with a dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop.
THURSDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 4 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
FRIDAY
South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters choppy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
FRIDAY NIGHT
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant period of 7 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
SATURDAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a light chop. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
SUNDAY
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
SUNDAY NIGHT
West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period of 6 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers.
MONDAY
West winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period of 5 seconds. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers.
MONDAY NIGHT
Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Protected waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
(local forecast).
THURSDAY (64/57 rain 07% wind E-09)
FRIDAY (74/68 rain 83% wind SSE-13)
SATURDAY (73/66 rain 89% wind S-12)
SUNDAY (72/59 rain 58% wind W-09)
MONDAY (69/51 rain 24% wind NE-10)
TUESDAY (64/51 rain 06% wind WNW-09)
WEDNESDAY(62/42 rain 04% wind NNW-11)
PIER MANAGEMENT CONTACT INFORMATION:
Bay County Parks and Recreation – 5304 Majetti Tower Road Panama City, FL 32404
850-248-8730
Vince Martin – Bay Co. Parks Division Manager - vmartin@baycountyfl.gov - 850-896-6580
Tight lines and screaming drags,
Sam
